# List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart

The following is a list of all albums that have spent at least 150 weeks on the UK Albums Chart as published by the Official Charts Company (OCC). The chart comprises a top 100 from August 1981 to 1988 and since 1994, a top 75 before this (and from 1988 to 1994) from 1978 and various lengths before this from July 1956. Re-releases – such as remasters, re-issues, deluxe versions or anniversary editions – are treated together unless the re-released version differs significantly from the original (for example, it has been re-recorded or remixed). This list does not include compilation albums by various artists, which have been excluded from the UK Albums Chart since 1989. Soundtracks are still included if they are an original cast performance or if all tracks are performed by the same artist.
The top three are all compilation albums, headed by Queen's Greatest Hits which has spent 1462 weeks in the top 100, ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, with 1198 weeks on the chart, followed by Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers with 1176 weeks. The most weeks for a studio album is 1087 for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac which charted every year from its release in 1977 until 1989 and in fifteen different years since then.
Amy Winehouse's 2006 album Back to Black has the most weeks for a post-2000 release, charting for 596 weeks to date, though this total includes 55 weeks for the deluxe edition and 1 week for the box set that includes Back to Black and Winehouse's debut album Frank. The original soundtrack of South Pacific has the most weeks at number 1, with 115. The most weeks by an album not reaching number 1 is 578 for Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and the most weeks by an album not reaching the top 10 is 388 for Singles by Maroon 5.
Six acts have multiple albums achieving 300 weeks on chart: Fleetwood Mac, Oasis, Ed Sheeran, Simon & Garfunkel, Arctic Monkeys and Adele. Of these, Oasis is the only act to have three albums pass the 300-week threshold, all of which subsequently passed the 400-week threshold, and the 500-week threshold, making them the first act with multiple studio albums achieving 500 weeks on the chart. They remain the only act with three albums having reached this milestone, and in 2023 became the first act to have multiple albums achieve 500 weeks. Arctic Monkeys would become the second act to have two studio albums achieve 500 weeks on the chart in June 2024, and the first act to achieve this with two albums that were released in the 21st century.
Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, and Ed Sheeran have the most albums that have passed the 150-week threshold, with five of their albums achieving this feat so far. Among these, all five of Taylor Swift's and Ed Sheeran's albums that have reached this milestone are studio albums.
The numbers shown are up to the chart for the week ending 20 March 2025.
(*) indicates that the album is in the top 100 for the current week ending.

## 400 or more weeks

| Title | Artist | Year first entered chart | Peak | Weeks | Ref |
| Greatest Hits | Queen | 1981 | 1 | 1462* | [nb 1] [3] |
| Gold: Greatest Hits | ABBA | 1992 | 1 | 1198* | [nb 2] [7] |
| Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1984 | 1 | 1177* | |
| Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 1977 | 1 | 1088* | |
| (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | 1995 | 1 | 688* | |
| Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | 2005 | 1 | 661* | |
| Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Oasis | 2010 | 1 | 601* | |
| AM | Arctic Monkeys | 2013 | 1 | 600* | |
| Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | 2006 | 1 | 596* | [nb 3] [13] |
| Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 2003 | 1 | 587 | |
| Definitely Maybe | Oasis | 1994 | 1 | 584* | |
| The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd | 1973 | 2 | 578 | |
| Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | 2006 | 1 | 539* | |
| Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | 1978 | 3 | 530 | [nb 4] [19] |
| In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | 2014 | 1 | 484* | |
| Greatest Hits II | Queen | 1991 | 1 | 481 | [nb 5] [3] |
| Greatest Hits | Foo Fighters | 2009 | 4 | 481 | |
| 1 | The Beatles | 2000 | 1 | 467 | |
| Greatest Hits | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2003 | 4 | 451* | |
| + | Ed Sheeran | 2011 | 1 | 444 | |
| x | Ed Sheeran | 2014 | 1 | 443 | |
| Nevermind | Nirvana | 1991 | 5 | 440 | |
| 21 | Adele | 2011 | 1 | 436 | |
| Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) | David Bowie | 2016 | 5 | 434* | |
| ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 2017 | 1 | 419* | |
| Greatest Hits | Guns N' Roses | 2004 | 1 | 410 | |

## 200 to 399 weeks

| Title | Artist | Year first entered chart | Peak | Weeks | Ref |
| Twenty Five | George Michael | 2006 | 1 | 398* | |
| Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | 2017 | 3 | 397* | |
| Singles | Maroon 5 | 2015 | 28 | 389* | |
| The Ultimate Collection | Whitney Houston | 2007 | 3 | 388 | [nb 6] [32] |
| Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | 2010 | 1 | 384* | |
| Diamonds | Elton John | 2017 | 1 | 383* | [nb 7] [34] |
| The Sound of Music | Original Soundtrack | 1965 | 1 | 376 | |
| 1989 | Taylor Swift | 2014 | 1 | 373 | |
| Teenage Dream | Katy Perry | 2010 | 1 | 372* | |
| The Immaculate Collection | Madonna | 1990 | 1 | 363 | |
| The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | 2002 | 6 | 363 | |
| 25 | Adele | 2015 | 1 | 362* | |
| Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | 1972 | 2 | 354 | |
| Direct Hits | The Killers | 2013 | 5 | 339* | |
| The Fame | Lady Gaga | 2009 | 1 | 336* | |
| Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 1970 | 1 | 330 | |
| 50 Years – Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 2018 | 5 | 330* | |
| Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds | Jeff Wayne | 1978 | 5 | 319 | |
| The Platinum Collection | Queen | 2000 | 2 | 317 | |
| South Pacific | Original Soundtrack | 1958 | 1 | 315 | |
| Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band | Green Day | 2017 | 22 | 305* | |
| Face Value | Phil Collins | 1981 | 1 | 300 | [47] [nb 8] |
| Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Lewis Capaldi | 2019 | 1 | 300* | |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | 1967 | 1 | 295 | [22] [nb 9] |
| Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel | Billy Joel | 2004 | 7 | 295* | |
| The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | 2002 | 11 | 295* | |
| Born to Die | Lana Del Rey | 2012 | 1 | 293* | |
| Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | 1988 | 1 | 292 | |
| Tubular Bells | Mike Oldfield | 1973 | 1 | 288 | |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1982 | 1 | 288 | [nb 10] [14] |
| Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses | 1987 | 5 | 286 | |
| ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits | Elvis Presley | 2002 | 1 | 284* | |
| The Singles | Phil Collins | 2016 | 2 | 283* | |
| I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne | 2015 | 1 | 278 | |
| Greatest Hits... So Far!!! | P!nk | 2010 | 5 | 277 | |
| Lover | Taylor Swift | 2019 | 1 | 273* | |
| Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | 1985 | 1 | 271 | |
| Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | 2007 | 1 | 265* | |
| 1962–1966 | The Beatles | 1973 | 3 | 260* | [nb 11] [22] |
| Hot Fuss | The Killers | 2004 | 1 | 256 | |
| Making Movies | Dire Straits | 1980 | 4 | 252 | |
| Don't Smile at Me | Billie Eilish | 2018 | 12 | 246* | |
| Automatic for the People | R.E.M. | 1992 | 1 | 245 | |
| My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | 1997 | 7 | 244 | |
| When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | 2019 | 1 | 242* | |
| Folklore | Taylor Swift | 2020 | 1 | 242* | |
| 1967–1970 | The Beatles | 1973 | 2 | 238* | [nb 12] [22] |
| Fine Line | Harry Styles | 2019 | 2 | 232 | |
| Off the Wall | Michael Jackson | 1979 | 3 | 225 | |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 50 Cent | 2003 | 2 | 224* | |
| 19 | Adele | 2008 | 1 | 223 | |
| Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 1995 | 1 | 222 | |
| Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa | 2020 | 1 | 220 | |
| Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection | Take That | 2005 | 2 | 218 | |
| Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons | 2009 | 2 | 218 | |
| The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | 1989 | 5 | 215 | |
| Out of Time | R.E.M. | 1991 | 1 | 214 | |
| Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | 2010 | 2 | 214 | |
| The Highlights | The Weeknd | 2021 | 2 | 214* | |
| No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | 1985 | 1 | 208 | [nb 13] [47] |
| Reputation | Taylor Swift | 2017 | 1 | 208* | |
| All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | 2005 | 1 | 206 | |
| Under a Blood Red Sky | U2 | 1983 | 2 | 204 | |
| The Bends | Radiohead | 1995 | 4 | 204 | |
| The King and I | Original Soundtrack | 1956 | 1 | 203 | |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | David Bowie | 1972 | 5 | 202 | [nb 14] [27] |
| The Joshua Tree | U2 | 1987 | 1 | 201 | |
| Love over Gold | Dire Straits | 1982 | 1 | 200 | |

## 150 to 199 weeks

| Title | Artist | Year first entered chart | Peak | Weeks | Ref |
| Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | 2021 | 1 | 199* | |
| The Essential Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 2005 | 1 | 197* | |
| Lungs | Florence and the Machine | 2009 | 1 | 196 | |
| ? | XXXTentacion | 2018 | 3 | 196 | |
| Best Of | 50 Cent | 2018 | 31 | 196* | |
| I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | 2012 | 13 | 195* | |
| Parachutes | Coldplay | 2000 | 1 | 193 | |
| Evermore | Taylor Swift | 2020 | 1 | 193 | |
| The Best of UB40 – Volume One | UB40 | 1987 | 3 | 192 | [nb 15] [79] |
| Starboy | The Weeknd | 2016 | 5 | 191 | |
| The Singles Collection | Britney Spears | 2009 | 38 | 190* | |
| Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | 2018 | 1 | 189 | |
| Simply the Best | Tina Turner | 1991 | 2 | 183 | |
| Bad | Michael Jackson | 1987 | 1 | 180 | |
| Crazy Love | Michael Bublé | 2009 | 1 | 180 | |
| Wanted on Voyage | George Ezra | 2014 | 1 | 180 | |
| The 1975 | The 1975 | 2013 | 1 | 179 | |
| The Very Best of the Eagles | Eagles | 1994 | 3 | 179 | [nb 16] [85] |
| Graduation | Kanye West | 2007 | 1 | 177* | |
| These Streets | Paolo Nutini | 2006 | 3 | 177 | |
| White Ladder | David Gray | 2000 | 1 | 176 | |
| Hello, I Must Be Going! | Phil Collins | 1982 | 2 | 176 | |
| West Side Story | Original Soundtrack | 1962 | 1 | 175 | |
| Ocean Drive | Lighthouse Family | 1995 | 3 | 175 | |
| The Best of Van Morrison | Van Morrison | 1990 | 4 | 174 | |
| Glory Days | Little Mix | 2016 | 1 | 173 | |
| Between Us | Little Mix | 2021 | 3 | 171* | |
| Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1999 | 5 | 169 | |
| Stoney | Post Malone | 2016 | 10 | 169 | |
| Oklahoma! | Original Soundtrack | 1956 | 1 | 168 | |
| Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics | Stereophonics | 2008 | 2 | 168 | |
| Goodbye & Good Riddance | Juice WRLD | 2018 | 23 | 167 | |
| Only by the Night | Kings of Leon | 2008 | 1 | 165 | |
| Talk on Corners | The Corrs | 1997 | 1 | 164 | |
| Psychodrama | Dave | 2019 | 1 | 164 | |
| Alchemy – Dire Straits Live | Dire Straits | 1984 | 3 | 164 | |
| Graceland | Paul Simon | 1986 | 1 | 163 | |
| Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | 2001 | 4 | 163 | |
| Urban Hymns | The Verve | 1997 | 1 | 162 | |
| Come On Over | Shania Twain | 1998 | 1 | 162 | |
| Best of Bowie | David Bowie | 2002 | 1 | 162 | |
| Word Gets Around | Stereophonics | 1997 | 6 | 162 | |
| Stars | Simply Red | 1991 | 1 | 161 | |
| No.6 Collaborations Project | Ed Sheeran | 2019 | 1 | 159 | |
| The Eminem Show | Eminem | 2002 | 1 | 159 | |
| Nirvana | Nirvana | 2002 | 3 | 159* | |
| Greatest Hits | Pitbull | 2021 | 28 | 158* | |
| My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | 1958 | 1 | 156 | |
| Songbird | Eva Cassidy | 1998 | 1 | 156 | |
| Cross Road – The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | 1994 | 1 | 155 | |
| The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly | 1959 | 2 | 155 | |
| Hozier | Hozier | 2014 | 3 | 155* | |
| Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie | 1983 | 1 | 154 | |
| Like a Virgin | Madonna | 1984 | 1 | 154 | [nb 17] [38] |
| = | Ed Sheeran | 2021 | 1 | 154 | |
| Hunky Dory | David Bowie | 1971 | 3 | 154 | [nb 14] [27] |
| Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | 2002 | 1 | 152 | |
| The Balcony | Catfish and the Bottlemen | 2014 | 10 | 152 | |
| Eyes Open | Snow Patrol | 2006 | 1 | 151 | |
| Best of The Beach Boys | The Beach Boys | 1966 | 2 | 151 | |
| Manilow Magic | Barry Manilow | 1979 | 3 | 151 | |
| My Love: Essential Collection | Celine Dion | 2008 | 5 | 151* | |
| Get to Know | Becky Hill | 2019 | 20 | 151 | |
| A Rush of Blood to the Head | Coldplay | 2002 | 1 | 150 | |
| Private Dancer | Tina Turner | 1984 | 2 | 150 | |
| The 50 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | 2000 | 2 | 150 | |
| Call Me Irresponsible | Michael Bublé | 2007 | 2 | 150 | |

## Artists with the most entries

The following artists have 2 or more albums charting on the UK Album Charts for more than 150 weeks
| Artist | Number ones | Albums |
| Michael Jackson | 5 | List Number One (587 weeks) Thriller (287 weeks) Off the Wall (225 weeks) The Essential Michael Jackson (197 weeks) Bad (180 weeks) |
| Ed Sheeran | 5 | List + (444 weeks) x (442 weeks) ÷ (419 weeks) No. 6 Collaborations Project (159 weeks) = (154 weeks) |
| Taylor Swift | 5 | List 1989 (373 weeks) Lover (273 weeks) Folklore (242 weeks) Reputation (208 weeks) Evermore (193 weeks) |
| David Bowie | 4 | List Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) (434 weeks) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (202 weeks) Best of Bowie (162 weeks) Hunky Dory (154 weeks) |
| Dire Straits | 4 | List Brothers in Arms (271 weeks) Making Movies (252 weeks) Love over Gold (200 weeks) Alchemy: Dire Straits Live (164 weeks) |
| Phil Collins | 4 | List Face Value (300 weeks) The Singles (283 weeks) No Jacket Required (208 weeks) Hello, I Must Be Going! (176 weeks) |
| The Beatles | 4 | List 1 (468 weeks) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (295 weeks) 1962-1966 (250 weeks) 1967-1970 (238 weeks) |
| Adele | 3 | List 21 (436 weeks) 25 (362 weeks) 19 (223 weeks) |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | List Rumours (1088 weeks) The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (363 weeks) 50 Years - Don't Stop (330 weeks) |
| Oasis | 3 | List (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (688 weeks) Time Flies... 1994–2009 (601 weeks) Definitely Maybe (584 weeks) |
| Queen | 3 | List Greatest Hits (1462 weeks) Greatest Hits II (481 weeks) The Platinum Collection (317 weeks) |
| Arctic Monkeys | 2 | List AM (600 weeks) Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (538 weeks) |
| Billie Eilish | 2 | List Don't Smile at Me (245 weeks) When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (242 weeks) |
| Bon Jovi | 2 | List Greatest Hits (214 weeks) Cross Road – The Best of Bon Jovi (155 weeks) |
| Coldplay | 2 | List Parachutes (193 weeks) A Rush of Blood to the Head (150 weeks) |
| Dua Lipa | 2 | List Dua Lipa (398 weeks) Future Nostalgia (220 weeks) |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | List ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits (284 weeks) The 50 Greatest Hits (150 weeks) |
| Eminem | 2 | List Curtain Call: The Hits (661 weeks) The Eminem Show (159 weeks) |
| George Ezra | 2 | List Staying at Tamara's (189 weeks) Wanted on Voyage (180 weeks) |
| Guns 'N Roses | 2 | List Greatest Hits (413 weeks) Appetite for Destruction (284 weeks) |
| Little Mix | 2 | List Glory Days (173 weeks) Between Us (171 weeks) |
| Madonna | 2 | List The Immaculate Collection (363 weeks) Like a Virgin (154 weeks) |
| Michael Bublé | 2 | List Crazy Love (180 weeks) Call Me Irresponsible (150 weeks) |
| Nirvana | 2 | List Nevermind (440 weeks) Nirvana (159 weeks) |
| R.E.M | 2 | List Automatic for the People (245 weeks) Out of Time (214 weeks) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | List Greatest Hits (451 weeks) Californication (169 weeks) |
| Stereophonics | 2 | List Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics (168 weeks) Word Gets Around (162 weeks) |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 2 | List Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (354 weeks) Bridge over Troubled Water (330 weeks) |
| The Killers | 2 | List Direct Hits (338 weeks) Hot Fuss (256 weeks) |
| The Weeknd | 2 | List The Highlights (214 weeks) Starboy (191 weeks) |
| Tina Turner | 2 | List Simply the Best (183 weeks) Private Dancer (150 weeks) |
| U2 | 2 | List Under a Blood Red Sky (204 weeks) The Joshua Tree (201 weeks) |
| Whitney Houston | 2 | List The Ultimate Collection (388 weeks) I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston (195 weeks) |
| 50 Cent | 2 | List Get Rich or Die Tryin' (223 weeks) Best Of (196 weeks) |